17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had the Statement. I think I issued it.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologise.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Most obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir. INSECURITY IN NANDI COUNTY The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a Statement to issue that was requested by Sen. (Prof.) Lesan on the issues of Kenya University Colleges and Central Placement Services (KUCCPS); selection and placement of students in the medical training centres. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have the statement, but I believe that it has been overtaken by events because the matter has already been taken to court. I, therefore, seek your indulgence if I have to read it because it might be sub judice . The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version ...
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a Statement was sought by Sen. (Prof.) Lesan from the Standing Committee on Health. The specific information sought was: 1. Explain whether the Government is aware that the KUCCPS selected and placed students in the various medical training centers in the country. 2. Further explain whether the Government is aware that the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) also selected applicants and has since issued admission letters to the student selected to join the colleges. 3. Explain the fate of the students who were selected by KUCCPS and have no admission letters to any of the medical ...
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Further, Section 71 of the Universities Act of 2012 repealed various existing laws namely:- (a) The Universities Act Cap.210; (b) The University of Nairobi Act Cap.201, and; (c) The Acts of the Moi University, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), the Egerton University, the Maseno University and the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) to the extent that the KMTC Act was not repealed by the enactment of the Universities Act of 2012. The responsibility of admitting students to KMTC remains with the institution. Nonetheless, the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has, ...
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I sympathize with the fate of the students that were selected and have not been admitted. In view of what has led to the heated debate by Senators, it is a right that the Committee on Health should continue to pursue and get an answer from the Ministry. As a senior citizen and as a mother, I really sympathize with the students. It is fair that our Committee is given another chance to seek more clarification from the Ministry of Health and these institutions. I beg your indulgence.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Two weeks or one month.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, most obliged.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this chance to discuss the Motion that I had tabled in this House to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. THAT, aware that the traffic congestion in Nairobi Metropolitan Region is increasingly becoming worse leading to increased costs and longer travel times. I would like to say that the congestion is one of the key concerns---
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